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- Move FAQ.md to docs/faq.md - Create structured documentation files: - setup.md: Manual setup and custom GitHub app instructions - usage.md: Basic usage and workflow configuration - custom-automations.md: Automation examples - configuration.md: MCP servers and advanced settings - experimental.md: Execution modes and network restrictions - cloud-providers.md: AWS Bedrock and Google Vertex setup - capabilities-and-limitations.md: Features and constraints - security.md: Security information - Condense README.md to overview with links to detailed docs - Keep CONTRIBUTING.md, SECURITY.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md at top level
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Capabilities and Limitations
What Claude Can Do
- Respond in a Single Comment: Claude operates by updating a single initial comment with progress and results
- Answer Questions: Analyze code and provide explanations
- Implement Code Changes: Make simple to moderate code changes based on requests
- Prepare Pull Requests: Creates commits on a branch and links back to a prefilled PR creation page
- Perform Code Reviews: Analyze PR changes and provide detailed feedback
- Smart Branch Handling:
- When triggered on an issue: Always creates a new branch for the work
- When triggered on an open PR: Always pushes directly to the existing PR branch
- When triggered on a closed PR: Creates a new branch since the original is no longer active
- View GitHub Actions Results: Can access workflow runs, job logs, and test results on the PR where it's tagged when
actions: readpermission is configured (see Additional Permissions for CI/CD Integration)
What Claude Cannot Do
- Submit PR Reviews: Claude cannot submit formal GitHub PR reviews
- Approve PRs: For security reasons, Claude cannot approve pull requests
- Post Multiple Comments: Claude only acts by updating its initial comment
- Execute Commands Outside Its Context: Claude only has access to the repository and PR/issue context it's triggered in
- Run Arbitrary Bash Commands: By default, Claude cannot execute Bash commands unless explicitly allowed using the
allowed_toolsconfiguration - Perform Branch Operations: Cannot merge branches, rebase, or perform other git operations beyond pushing commits
How It Works
- Trigger Detection: Listens for comments containing the trigger phrase (default:
@claude) or issue assignment to a specific user - Context Gathering: Analyzes the PR/issue, comments, code changes
- Smart Responses: Either answers questions or implements changes
- Branch Management: Creates new PRs for human authors, pushes directly for Claude's own PRs
- Communication: Posts updates at every step to keep you informed
This action is built on top of anthropics/claude-code-base-action.